EDM 456
DISAPPEARANCE OF LOVINSKY PIERRE-ANTOINE IN HAITI
03.12.2007
McDonnell, John
That this House notes that
Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, a much loved and respected human rights
activist, has been missing in Haiti since 12th August when he was
abducted after meeting a US human rights delegation; further notes
that Lovinsky is co-founder of Fondasyon Trant Septanm, an
organisation which does similar work to that of the renowned mothers
of the disappeared in Central and South America, and is a leading
advocate for poor people in Haiti, especially street children,
teenage mothers and victims of torture; further acknowledges that
his wife, children and extended family are suffering hardship and
heartbreak since his disappearance; recognises that a fast and vigil
are being held in London every Tuesday as part of an international
movement for his safe return; and therefore urges the Government to
use its influence to press the government of Haiti as well as the
government of Brazil, which heads the UN forces which have taken
responsibility for law and order in Haiti, and those of the US and
Canada which play a key role in the region, to do all in their
power, including providing resources, to secure the safe return of
Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine.